This question has been debated for years, but I think with a creative approach it is possible to teach anyone something new. When you work in a school you see how kids change from one year to the next. Kids change with the times, but their schools don't change to meet their needs. They embrace what is new because they don't know any better. To meet the needs of today's diverse learner schools must change how they operate. I believe giving students more choices about how they learn material or demonstrate their knowledge about a concept is a first step which is cheap to implement. Teachers will have to approach lesson design and assessment practices differently but with the proper professional development, it is very doable. I believe stakeholders have to become more informed about our changing society and its influence on today's students. Schools need to be the medium for getting this information out but also provide methods for addressing their unique needs. To ensure that I am a positive force in this change process I need to study students more in order to find out what makes them tick. Check out this video clip about 21st century learners.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScUq7iZk9rQ
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The video that you posted talked about the school house being only a part of the educational experience and not the whole thing. With the internet being widely accessible to students, it is very likely that much of the students learning is happening outside of classrooms.Teachers need to become facilitators of this process.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely, learning new ideas make ton of difference in student's life in the school dsitrict. The point is how can leadership deliver this information to enable students to acquire the knowledge? There are student's who's capability in terms of learning new ideas require continuous effort on the part of the leadership. Overall, there ways to impart new ideas and the quality of delivery of materials is important.
ReplyDeleteInteresting video Liz. I could not help but notice they sounded British. What awesome opportunities present themselves when we think outside the box? I know that Ron Clark speaks to the importance of exposing American children to their counterparts in other regions of the world. Technology is a great venue for that kind of learning and interaction. r
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